Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-02
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fnfaI and State Nfms.
Tuesday August q. 1897
Mr.. j. II. Cogan lost valuable horse Sat
urday night
The Crosby street school-h house ia to be
made into two first class tenements.
The ice men are chuckling over the hot
uaatber 1t makes brisk demand for the
Kennebec product.
The trial of the case, Bickford vs.. Augusts,
will be completed before Judge Whitehouse
at the court house. Friday.
At the monthly meeting of the Maine Gen.
trail directors in Portland last week dividend
of AZ per share was declared.
Cant. Kilmer went before the Portland
BOARD Of Trade yesterday 10 the interest of
the Portland and Augusta line of steamers.
Mr.. Geo. Williams, recently delivery clerk
a, the post office, has been appointed regis
tered letter clerk to fill the vacancy left by
the resignation of Mr.. Pishon.
Mr.. E. F. Pinkham shows us specimen
of early pears ripened upon the tree on his
premises. This is doing pretty well for the
first of August in Maine.
The Augustus will play the Readfelds on
the State grounds at 81 today. The bat
ferries will be Underwood and Call for the
Readfeds, and Burleigh and Pushor for the
Augustus.
Our citizens will learn with sorrow of the
death at Ocean Point yesterday Of Mr.. Otis
Pierce, which was announced in dispatch
received here last evening. Mr.. Pierce went
to the Point last Saturday.
The fifteenth reunion of the 10Th Maine
Regiment Association will be held at Skow
hogan on Thursday, August 18th. Arrange
ments have been made with different rail
roads for one fare for the round trip.
U. S. Steamboat Inspectors Pollister and
Staples were in the city yesterday and in.
spected the Percy V. The echo" and
"Buttercup" were inspected by them at Bath
last week.
Sunday night some wretch cut off and car
red away about two feet of the rubber pipe
of the air brake on the baggage car of the
morning train which stood at the station, and
the train, was delayed some ten minutes.
The Steamer Islander took large and
merry party to Popham Beach, yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of the Augusta
Social club The boat sailed at ?. NJ, and
the excursionists returning arrived here on
the Della Collins at IL 80 A. M. The MOON
light sail was delightful one and the music
of the Randolph Band was Il most acceptable
addition to the pleasures of the day.
The rear of the Kennebec drive is at Skow-
hogan boom and it will be several days before
it moves further down river. Some 10000
600 feet of logs constitute the drive,
the number being rather larger
than was at first estimated
There is an abundance of water. In Moose
head Lake there is three feet more than a,
this time last year, and the gates are down.
We have received bound volume of the
Maine Daily Journal published in 1888, by
"Eaton s. Severance from Mr.. +. W.
Kinsman. While cleaning out the contents
of the Crosby street school house, he came
across this old book which is musty and faded
with age. Several of the first leaves are
pasted full of postage stamps, and it had
apparently been the property of some school
boy.
The Floy Crowell company is making Au'
gusta the rallyng point for the opening OF
their seasons labor for the amusement of the
public. Yesterday Chas King, II. w. De
Long, Lucille Fantaine and G. w Crowell
Cleveland, o., of the company. had arrived
and the remainder were expected last night
or today. The company plays here IN about
two weeks aud the time meanwhile, will be
devoted to study, rehearsals, etc. There are
about fifteen members in the company.
Rev. Mr.. Crawford OF Waterville. Eev. S
+. Pearson of Portland Rev. Marion Cros-
ley and Rey. ID. w. LeLacheur of Portland
will attend the camp meeting at Lake Maran-
ocook Friday and Saturday of next week.
Hon. Nelson DiDgley, Jr., will speak Friday
afternoon. Mrs l.. M. N. Stevens will pre-
sent the w. C. T. U. Bent's full Ladies
Band, the Jubilee Colored Atlanta Quartette,
Miss Bertha Webb and others will furnish
music. Balloons and day fire works are to
be sent off.
Temperance Meeting-Gov. Bodweu En-
dorsed.
A temperance meeting was held in the
Methodist church last Sabbath
evening in which quite a number of persons
participated discussing the present phases of
the temperance work in the State. At the
close the pastor, Rev. G. r. Palmer, present
ed the following preamble and resolutions
which were approved by rising vote of the
congregation